History & Hair Ornaments: Korean Artist Narrates the Resurgence and Propagation of Traditional Craftsmanship

The stories told by art hold the ability to overcome temporal distances and to drift across continental borders. Throughout history, man has relied heavily on art to unveil fading cultural trajectories, regarding it as a monumental recollection of the past that eventually leads into a foreshadowing of repetition and nuance.  The artifact that grasped my […]

Winter Wedding in Pink

The Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection was founded in 1915 by Professor Beulah Blackmore to better educate students about world dress, couture fashion, functional design, ready-to-wear, and textile arts.  We continue to collect items that exemplify these goals and occasionally we receive pieces that not only encapsulate fashion’s reach but also commemorate the makers and […]

A Paradox in Fashion

This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Blog post by Perla Imseeh   The past and the present. Stability and movement. Orange and blue. How could all these contradictory concepts be explored in only one garment?   […]

Prettier in Pink – Surprising Shades from the 1890s

  This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Blog post by Ana Mocklar   When thinking of fashion from the late Victorian, early-Edwardian periods, chances are you don’t picture hot pink. While touring the Cornell […]

The IKE Dress: Did it Really Deliver its Promise?

This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Blog post by Salomée Levy IKE is a popular campaign slogan used in Eisenhower’s campaign based on the nickname he used while serving in the military during World War […]

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE GIRLS!

This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Blog post by Ashley Kim I.L.G.W.U. Bronzed Shoe Commemorates the Power of Unity  Eye-catching and shining, Cornell University’s Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives houses the “Bronzed shoe” […]

Senior Profile: Madelyn Yu

Today, our research assistant Madelyn Yu will cross the stage and graduate with a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Ecology and major in Fashion Design Management. We’re so grateful for the opportunity to have worked with Madelyn over the past year, and have asked her to reflect about her time in the collection and future […]

Press Release: Sounding Fashion

Fashion resonates. Sounding Fashion voices presence, performance, and disturbance through a chorus of fashion objects. . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sounding Fashion opens on December 12, 2022 with reception and tour with curators at 12:30 PM. Location: Level T Display Cases, Human Ecology Building, Cornell University Hours: 7:30 AM – 8 PM Monday – Thursday & […]